Fatal Human Infection withRickettsia rickettsii, Yucatán, Mexico
Open Access
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (4) , 672-674
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1204.051282
Abstract
The first fatal Rickettsia rickettsii infection was diagnosed in the southwest of Mexico. The patient had fever, erythematous rash, abdominal pain, and severe central nervous system involvement with convulsive crisis. The diagnosis of R. rickettsii infection was established by immunohistochemistry and specific polymerase chain reaction.Keywords
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